There is a myth that what we give samething will be recived back, good things we have done might take sometime to get back to us in the same way but the bad things done will be back with twice the speed to ruin us.
Duke Marinton thought of making a trap for Edmund using his daughter to destroy all the supporters of the current emperor including Marquis Ray but unfortunately it cameback to him as Marquis Ray's position going to get much stronger than any other.
Listening to the words of Benjamin, Duke Marinton is not in any kind of position to speak further as he became dumbfounded, taking this as perfect opportunity to play, Benjamin proceeded, "if Duke Marinton didn't remind me, I would've never remembered about making my son to get engaged because in my eyes he is still a toddler but seems like he is grown up already, my bad I didn't recognize it properly, they say that to parents children are always kids no matter how much they grow up."